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Incredibly social, the birth of a new one is a special time to get together and say hi (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted (4 days ago)
4 votes

Imperial eagle | Statue of Christ
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
3 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Different color sea fans. Taken at a depth of about 40ft on a recent trip to Raja Ampat during Xmas 2024. Taken by a friend using an Olympus OM-D with 2 strobes.
By Fynn Wu
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

The colors of many Chromodorididae nudis are always striking and these species of Goniobranchus called kuniei is no exception.There are delicate nuances of complementary shades that help make it one of a kind_Jan 2025 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

green horse
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Adult escorts are usually but not always related to the calf. An Aunt, sister, cousin, grandmother, or even its mother. They all look after the new one. (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted Yesterday
1 votes

Dear photographer fellow divers, This is my 1000 photo that I am posting here, I hope you all enjoyed all that beauty. A happy new year and may we all continue to enjoy everything that lives underwater and take beautiful pictures of it.
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch_Jan 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes
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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Crab with fire urchin on his back for predation protection. by Larry Polster
Crab with fire urchin on his back for predation protection.
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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A Young Spine Cheek Anemone Fish in a Bubble Anemone Used... by Dorian Borcherds
A Young Spine Cheek Anemone Fish in a Bubble Anemone Used Nikon D70s,60 mm Micro lense and SB 105 Strobe.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Face to face with this little Damsel Fish... Que du Bonhe... by Michel Lonfat
Face to face with this little Damsel Fish... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Landscape study of Orange Spotted Pipefish. Taken with D2... by David Henshaw
Landscape study of Orange Spotted Pipefish. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens.
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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flamboyant 'torpedo' cuttlefish. Taken in Dauin. by Steve De Neef
flamboyant 'torpedo' cuttlefish. Taken in Dauin.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Squid taken during a nightdive at Siau (Sangie Islands No... by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Squid taken during a nightdive at Siau (Sangie Islands Northeast of Sulawesi) During my 6 shots it constantly changed coulrs and patterns. Manual Focus was needed. Used my 105mm f.36 at 1/100 and DS125 in 1/4
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"X marks the spot" A pair of Ornate Ghostpipefish, althou... by Debi Henshaw
"X marks the spot" A pair of Ornate Ghostpipefish, although I think the one behind is a bit of a distraction :o(
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Porcupine fish en face in Curacau. by Jon Doud
Porcupine fish en face in Curacau.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A "Barbier" - Common fish in close to the reef in the Red... by Michel Lonfat
A "Barbier" - Common fish in close to the reef in the Red Sea. Que du Bonheur... :O)...
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Barramundi. D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Juvenile Barramundi. D300-60mm
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Radial Leatherjacket, East Timor by Doug Anderson
Radial Leatherjacket, East Timor
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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Filefish by Caroline Istas
Filefish
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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Little Cuttle. Aughrusmore Pier, Connemara. D3 105mm. by Mark Thomas
Little Cuttle.
Aughrusmore Pier, Connemara.
D3 105mm.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic Ireland
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"Comet" this rarely seen fish is unique with the white ri... by Larry Polster
"Comet" this rarely seen fish is unique with the white ringed black spot on dorsal fin. Solitary and cryptic, they hide in crevices on outer reefs. This one shot out of his hiding place and I only got part of him in the frame before he vanished
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Landscape study of a shoal of feeding Catfish. Taken with... by David Henshaw
Landscape study of a shoal of feeding Catfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
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shoals are always tough so well done David. B&W works!
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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clownfish at san miguel tires in dauin, negros. by Steve De Neef
clownfish at san miguel tires in dauin, negros.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Cuttlefish. Plymouth. D3, 105mm. by Derek Haslam
Cuttlefish. Plymouth. D3, 105mm.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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Dark boxy by Adam Skrzypczyk
Dark boxy
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Pygmy cuttlefish, Ambon Bay, Indonesia. D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Pygmy cuttlefish, Ambon Bay, Indonesia. D300-60mm
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Finally I got one of this specie... by Bernard Maglana
Finally I got one of this specie...
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Cuttle fish.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RVP 100. by Allen Lee
Cuttle fish.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120,RVP 100.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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cuttlefish in papua taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot by Patrick Neumann
cuttlefish in papua taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) on the USAT Liberty... by Richard Witmer
Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. This U.S. warship was torpedoed in WWII and is now an incredible artificial reef, housing not only coral, but hundreds of species of fish. G9/DS160s.
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Squirrelfish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Squirrelfish, Tulamben
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
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Ornate ghost pipefish. Shot in Raja Ampat by Charles Wright
Ornate ghost pipefish. Shot in Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Butterflyfish on a wreck off of Miami, Florida. Taken wi... by Jeri Curley
Butterflyfish on a wreck off of Miami, Florida. Taken with Olympus Evolt E-300.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Ghost Pipefish very common in the waters around Gangga Is... by Larry Polster
Ghost Pipefish very common in the waters around Gangga Island.
D300-60mm
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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